0 a place or situation where a lot of a particular activity, especially an unwanted or unpleasant activity, is happening or might happen:
The police department was a hotbed of corruption.
1 a place or situation where a lot of a particular activity is happening or might happen:
Seattle is a hotbed of software publishing.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.